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- Tyler Chatwood’s control problems return in the Cubs’ 7-1 loss to the Tigers
- Melania Trump makes her case in Rose Garden address as GOP turns to trappings of presidency on night 2 of RNC
- Daily horoscope for August 26, 2020
- 1 seriously injured in Rogers Park apartment building fire
- Lucas Giolito pitches the 19th no-hitter in White Sox history in a 4-0 win over the Pirates: ‘It kept building and building’
- Top pet-friendly Central Florida spots to walk your dog on National Dog Day
- Hurricane Laura expected to be catastrophic Category 4 storm as it churns toward Louisiana, Texas
- Column: We die alone, we Zoom alone. But a Zoom memorial can bring the living together.
- Column: In empathy’s name, Trump the Disruptor offers school choice to #WalkAway parents
- Ask Amy: Pandemic behavior creates feather-ruffling
- Harry Caray’s is haunted by Chicago’s past: Landmark building was a mobster’s hideout, has secret rooms and sits on Chicago’s block No. 1
- Bears Q&A: What is the greatest area of concern after quarterback? Are you still convinced Nick Foles will be the Week 1 starter? And is the Jimmy Graham signing looking more like the right move?
- Daywatch: Fatal gunfire in Kenosha, why Metra is losing millions and the 19th no-hitter in White Sox history
- Column: White Sox ace Lucas Giolito caps a crazy night on the South Side — and silences his critics — by throwing a masterful no-hitter
- 2 dead, 1 injured as gunshots ring out in Kenosha during night protests over Jacob Blake police shooting: cops
- Another landmark coming down in Gary: Memorial Auditorium held ‘great historical and nostalgic significance’
- Kirby Dach’s homework during the Blackhawks’ offseason: Get bigger, grow as a shooter and ‘find the same swagger’
- Police: Justin Townes Earle’s death was probable overdose
- Bella Thorne has made $2 million on OnlyFans in less than a week. A movie is next
- Column: A theater season without dates is the new trend. Here’s why it’s actually a good thing.
- McDonald’s investigates HR department as part of probe into ousted CEO Steve Easterbrook’s conduct
- Lake County survey seeks to gauge driving habits, reduce traffic
- Letters to the Editor
- Roman Polanski’s request to restore film academy membership denied
- Column: Violence and vindictiveness in Russia
- Dick’s Sporting Goods ‘in a great lane right now’ with exercise equipment, outdoor activities in demand during pandemic
- Most victim advocates to get raises in Porter County
- Steven Spielberg’s father Arnold, an accomplished engineer, dies at 103
- Column: Like Lucas Giolito and James McCann, Jason Benetti and Steve Stone meshed beautifully calling the White Sox’s no-hitter
- Ernest Fisher, North Chicago alderman and city’s first Black police chief, remembered as goal-oriented pioneer
- El Chicago Fire regresa al Soldier Field con goleada
- Billie Eilish: ‘Un sólo clic te permite aprender sobre el mundo’
- ‘Joe Exotic’ limited series starring Kate McKinnon picked up by NBCUniversal
- Behind the cancellation of the James Beard Awards: Worries about chefs’ behavior and no Black winners
- Protestas contra el racismo en Wisconsin dejan 2 muertos
- Leftover bread recipes to finish up a loaf
- Ramón Planes: ‘No contemplamos ningún tipo de salida de Messi’
- Lake County local scores for Thursday, Aug. 27
- In a pandemic first, 3 American theaters will do indoor shows
- The Womanish
- CDC advice to retail workers: Don’t argue with anti-mask shoppers
- Don’t argue with anti-mask shoppers, CDC says in guidance to retail employees
- Rivaldo: ‘Si el Barca pierde a Messi sin recibir nada a cambio será un drama’
- How the Hollywood fix cornered the influencer paparazzi market
- Something different to do during COVID: An interactive art exhibit that’s ready for Instagram
- Speak Out reader opinion: Postal Service needs to be removed from politics
- Caso de sobrino de Maduro va a Corte Suprema de EEUU
- Northwest Indiana local scores and football schedules for Thursday, Aug. 27
- Tiger Woods says Olympia Fields, site of this week’s BMW Championship, is playing like a U.S. Open course: ‘But it’s the playoffs; it’s supposed to be hard’
- ‘There’s been an awful lot of partying’: Northwestern University asks Evanston residents to report students who ignore COVID-19 precautions in off-campus gatherings
- Inmigración, economía: Trump evita aspectos de su gestión
- Column: Kenosha has added another sin to its wicked ways
- Trincao en su presentación con el Barca: ‘Claro que quiero que se quede Messi’
- Clippers coach Doc Rivers slam’s Trump’s fear mongering when ‘we’re the ones getting killed’
- ‘I’ve never had to think about my own safety in this way before’: Shaken by summer looting in affluent neighborhoods, some Chicagoans are moving away.
- Daily Southtown local schedules and scores for Thursday, Aug. 27
- Melania pide el voto para su esposo en la Convención Republicana
- El Barcelona no da por perdido a Messi
- West suburban local scores for Thursday, Aug. 27
- 3 shot, 1 fatally, outside Sauk Village home
- In a victory for actors who don’t identify as male or female, a growing number of awards — including Chicago’s Jeffs — are combining ‘best actor’ and ‘best actress’ to form one gender-neutral category
- La otra epidemia mexicana
- Muere Arnold Spielberg, padre de Steven Spielberg, a los 103 años
- Boot-hatted satirist Vermin Supreme launches mock Senate bid: ‘Together we will ride our ponies into a zombie-powered future’
- Body believed to be missing Fort Hood soldier found in Texas, police say
- New tenants planned at Ridge View
- Restricción a cruces fronterizos México-EEUU causa largas esperas
- El América repesca al defensa mexicano Luis Fuentes
- Kanye West qualifies for Tennessee presidential ballot
- How to get the most out of your doctor visits
- Chicago Gourmet 2020 pivots during coronavirus pandemic to most accessible version ever
- Sophie Turner se quedó con un ‘gran’ recuerdo de Juego de Tronos
- Heat, smoke and COVID are battering the workers who feed America
- Agencia de inmigración cancela plan de cesar personal
- ‘All Together Now’ review: A sweet call to help others
- Feds charge 2 in burglaries of Northwest Side pharmacies during May unrest
- News briefs: Free COVID-19 testing offered in Morton Grove; fundraisers to benefit Park Ridge parks, historical society and chamber
- Boys golf notes: After developing love for the game at an early age, Zack Phelps ‘can do it all’ for Lincoln-Way West
- Improbable que Jacob Blake vuelva a caminar tras ser baleado por la policía
- Naperville News Digest: Sunday Kite Fly event canceled, DuPage nears 100,000 mark for mail-in ballots, 248th Street meetings set
- Jobless workers could get an extra $300 a week in benefits. Pritzker says Illinois is applying for Trump’s benefits program.
- Bayern Múnich arrebata al Real Madrid el liderazgo del ranking UEFA
- EEUU deporta a menores contagiados con COVID
- Frank Bruni column: The epic shamelessness of the Republican convention
- TikTok teens are obsessed with ‘Criminal Minds.’ They may change TV fandom forever
- Thomas L. Friedman column: To deal with China, Trump should learn German
- Girls tennis notes: Watch out for that overhead because Marist senior Kali Case swinging away in her final season on the court
- The Girl Scout uniform, updated for Gen Z
- ‘Comedy in Color’ audiobook coming out Sept. 29
- Former TMZ host claims the gossip outlet had a toxic workplace
- Van Morrison carga contra la distancia social en los conciertos
- Heat, smoke and COVID are battering the workers who feed America
- Tim Stuetzle leads German hockey’s next NHL influx
- CDC now says people without COVID-19 symptoms do not need testing
- Column: Time to stop planning and start building: It’s crunch time for Lightfoot’s drive to revive South and West sides
- Can you get a flu shot now? Yes, and doctors say you should.
- Day by day, College football sees more signs of a season in jeopardy
- Pacers fire Nate McMillan two weeks after extending his contract
- Medication and lifestyle may lower breast cancer risk
- Chicago FOP president says he’s heading to White House for President Trump’s GOP nomination acceptance speech
- Black former NFL players say racial bias skews concussion payouts
- ESPN’s NBA bubble broadcasts are an Olympian effort
- Revolution Brewing expands Deep Wood barrel-aged series yet again — and it’s moving sales online
- Dancing ban aimed at young people breaks the rhythm of many older Italians
- Reconciling your old clothes with the COVID lifestyle
- Muere Riley Gale, cantante de Power Trip, a los 34 años
- Motormouth: Before costly repair, ask for this
- ‘Kind of heartbreaking’: For Warren runner Luke Wiley, the lack of a state meet this season is another bump in the road
- Meet the National Parks’ ‘Ranger of the Lost Art’
- Educational BAMtheatre adjusts programs to online
- Cubs Q&A: What’s wrong with the offense? And what areas need addressing before the trade deadline?
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- US moves against Chinese officials over Beijing’s military build-up in the South China Sea
- Kany García se deja sorprender por Camilo y Evaluna
- Protesters gather outside Oak Park mayor’s home as village board votes down proposal to defund police
- La alcaldesa de Barcelona espera que ‘se haga todo lo posible’ para que Messi no se vaya (VIDEO)
- Moving on from past recruiting adversity, Will Wolfe ready to face new challenges on a men’s basketball scholarship at Quincy University
- Harris alista fuerte ataque demócrata contra Trump
- Column: At Republican National Convention, coronavirus news is rosy. Sick students and the dead might disagree.
- Kanye West sued for allegedly ‘ripping off’ Black-owned firm for his Sunday Service, Yeezy online biz
- Elmwood Park Police car convoy tonight is fundraiser for DARE program
- Maroon 5 keyboardist PJ Morton returns to his roots with gospel album
- John Lennon’s killer denied parole for an 11th time
- Broadway Lofts abatement approved for Gary project
- Arrestan a un adolescente sospechoso por tiroteo fatal durante protestas en Kenosha
- City Council package aimed at preserving affordable housing near site of Obama Presidential Center advances
- Girls golf notes: Michigan City’s Taylor Skibinski always thinks ‘I can play better,’ and overcoming that might be one of her challenges
- Bears are hopeful David Montgomery’s groin injury won’t keep the running back out long. In the meantime, they might have to consider alternatives.
- The stress of dealing with COVID-19 is causing decision fatigue. Here’s how to cope.
- Mundelein board decides more discussion needed for local venue’s outdoor request
- Protesting police in schools
- As the Chicago Sky stay afloat despite injuries to key players, veteran guard Courtney Vandersloot is generating MVP buzz in the WNBA bubble
- 3 things we learned from the Blackhawks’ offseason media access, including Alex DeBrincat diagnosing his shot problems and Connor Murphy’s thoughts on a divisional bubble
- Los Pacers despiden a su técnico tras salir barridos
- Aurora woman facing felony stalking charges
- Justine Talbert hits new heights, giving LaPorte another weapon in victory against Chesterton: ‘That’s what makes us a threat offensively.’
- Column: ‘Unhinged’ was the first wide-release since the shutdown. More movies are coming to theaters. But is it safe?
- Ronaldinho y su hermano llegan a Brasil tras abandonar Paraguay
- La selección de Ecuador ya tiene nuevo técnico
- Indiana governor extends statewide mask order for 30 days; Lake County nears 8,800 cases
- Keanu Reeves sueña con ser Lobezno
- If someone shows us who they are, believe them, don’t vote for them
- 109th Avenue project ‘ahead of schedule,’ says Crown Point mayor
- Anti-government activist Ammon Bundy arrested at Idaho Statehouse for second time in 2 days
- Former Washington Football employees say they were asked to make illicit cheerleader video for Dan Snyder: report
- Lecciones de salud del hemisferio sur
- Mujer declarada muerta es hallada con vida en la funeraria
- COVID-19 testing site moves from Anne M. Jeans Elementary School to Burr Ridge
- Buffalo Grove trustees reduce public comment times, approve road and infrastructure spending at virtual meeting
- Pictures: Florida’s most unique Airbnbs
- Extra $300 in unemployment: Here’s what you need to know about the jobless benefits boost
- Stevenson High School passes out supplies for students to use while e-learning: ‘There is quite a bit of material’
- Cubrebocas entre el arte: reabren los museos de Nueva York
- EEUU: El huracán Laura alcanza la categoría 4, muy peligroso
- Auto supply factory coming to Alabama, brings 200+ jobs
- A look inside Bears training camp at Halas Hall
- Del Potro se opera la rodilla derecha por tercera vez
- Cook County medical examiner has ruled on 10,000 deaths already this year
- Negada solicitud de Polanski para reingresar a la Academia
- Barrington 6-bedroom mansion set on pond: $2.25M
- Hinsdale police blotter: Debit card in wallet stolen from unlocked vehicle used for $930 purchase
- Letters: Law enforcement must restore order in Kenosha
- En plena pandemia, la gente sigue buscando pareja en la web
- Seriously Simple: My favorite summer omelet
- Crispy zucchini pizza crust is a low-carb, 5-ingredient win
- Winnetka School District 36 to spend up to $2.3 million, or about $1,400 per student, on COVID-19 health and safety plan
- Column: Trump doesn’t know how to revive the economy
- Two garage units damaged in Aurora fire
- Kyle Rittenhouse y el tiroteo en manifestaciones en Kenosha
- Kyle Rittenhouse charged with fatal shootings during Kenosha protests
- Shooting during a Jacob Blake protest in Kenosha
- Column: His string orchestra shows up to play music at tragedies — most recently in Kenosha — ‘to guard against hardening our humanity.’
- Column: What is the violence in American cities all about?
- Restored Niles Leaning Tower bells to ring again starting Labor Day weekend
- En pandemia, arranca inédito Mundial de Tango virtual
- New officers join Merrillville force; police department reaches 60
- One meeting in Boston seeded tens of thousands of infections, study finds
- Los Bucks boicotean partido de playoffs en protesta por muerte de Blake
- Corrections and clarifications
- De la Parra sueña en grande con su Orquesta Imposible
- Chicago man fatally injured in Waukegan motel shooting
- Former Lake County Sheriff John Buncich serving prison term for bribery appeals new sentence
- Aficionados del Barca irrumpen en el Camp Nou contra Bartomeu por la marcha de Messi
- Photos: White Sox 10, Pirates 3
- Editorial: As mayhem sweeps through Kenosha, a mother speaks
- White House is mulling options to prevent airline furloughs
- Rather than give away its COVID vaccine, Oxford makes a deal with drugmaker
- Jorge Almirón dirigirá en la primera división española
- CPS reverses course, cuts cost of tuition-based prekindergarten during remote learning
- Boicot en NBA y se pospone toda la jornada de playoffs
- Man, 66, shot while thwarting carjacking on Near North Side
- Aurora City Council delays vote on police riot gear
- Adolescente arrestado tras 2 homicidios en protestas de Kenosha
- Potempa: Ryan Reynolds has fresh idea for Mint Mobile campaign with NWI nod
- Aurora approves special sign district for mural
- COVID-19 lockdowns blocked the flu in some places — but fall looms
- ‘Punky Brewster’ star Soleil Moon Frye produces ‘Kid 90’ documentary about young actors from the ’90s era
- Column: Olympia Fields can’t catch a break — this time it’s no spectators for the steamy BMW Championship — but at least it can change the national narrative
- Los Medias Blancas apalean a los Piratas con festival de jonrones
- Niles, Park Ridge seniors navigate virtual, in-person programming as centers slowly reopen
- Commentary: The great ‘Neck Gaiter Debate’ and what it says about evolving science
- Contactless ‘fitting room’ comes to Oakbrook Center
- Citing family reasons, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s security detail chief resigns
- White Sox win for the 9th time in 10 games, 10-3 over the Pirates, behind Dallas Keuchel’s 6 strong innings
- O’Connor to end Aurora City Council time after 36 years
- Cubs cutting staff in their scouting and development departments after the season, sources say
- The Spin: Trump calls for ‘law and order’ in Kenosha amid unrest | Chicago police union boss invited to White House for president’s convention speech | Mayor Lightfoot’s security chief is out
- Pastors and health care providers partner to offer free COVID-19 tests and other needs for Chicago residents at area churches
- US health officials quietly modify COVID testing guidelines, sparking a wave of confusion and bewildering experts
- District 215 votes to retire T.F. South’s nickname, citing its connection to the Confederacy
- 4 observations from Bears practice, including Nick Foles’ ‘really good’ drive, the Javon Wims-Riley Ridley show and Tashaun Gipson’s injury
- Commentary: Chaos in Kenosha: Will our civil war ever end?
- Column: South suburban officials fear gaming board will push decision on casino license beyond October deadline
- Family files lawsuit against SUV driver accused of hitting woman and her daughter, then circling and striking mother again. ‘They want to know why.’
- Halle Berry will represent herself in divorce case against ex Olivier Martinez
- Amid protests, Chicago Board of Education votes to keep school police, but also moves to create phase-out plan
- Willson Contreras’ improvement behind the plate has been a ‘pillow’ for Cubs pitchers: ‘They can rest on me’
- Sports world screeches to halt amid protests after Jacob Blake shooting
- 15 cities where construction workers earn the most
- Old faces, new places at NFL training camps
- Ask Anna: Creative ways to find love in quarantine (plus, how to stop stalking your ex online)
- Los Angeles County reports cases of newborns with COVID-19 for first time
- Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened on Aug. 26 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
- Natalia Dyer isn’t a fan of how younger ‘Stranger Things’ costars are ‘oversexualized’
- Column: It’s no wonder the Bucks were prepared to react decisively to the police shooting of Jacob Blake. They have been here before.
- What we know so far about Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old accused of murder after fatal Kenosha protest shootings
- US officials see no signs of foreign countries working to undermine mail-in voting
- ‘Our focus today cannot be on basketball.’ The Bucks’ decision to sit out after the police shooting of Jacob Blake sparks widespread cancellations
- 17-year-old from Illinois arrested in fatal shootings during Kenosha protest; Wisconsin authorities ID cop who shot Jacob Blake
- Photos: Tigers 7, Cubs 6
- ‘We need to fight for these lives’: Union Park vigil mourns Kenosha police shooting of Jacob Blake, fatal Louisiana police shooting
- Abbott is launching a $5 rapid COVID-19 antigen test — with results in 15 minutes
- Naomi Osaka withdraws from Western & Southern Open in call for racial justice
- NBA, WNBA, MLB and MLS games called off as players boycott in response to Kenosha police shooting of Jacob Blake
- Analysis: 6 key takeaways from night 3 of the RNC, including Pence taking on attack role as crises drain convention attention
- In accepting GOP nomination for second term, Vice President Mike Pence: Stop the violence
- Lockport’s Wil Kiley, Lincoln-Way Central’s Jay Parker win preseason Southwest Suburban Meet: ‘You couldn’t ask for a better night.’
- Central defender Josh Wadowski scores Chesterton’s first goal in 2-0 win against Valparaiso: ‘We’re not going to pull the reins on him.’